Charging of gas-retorts.



H. J. TOOGOOD.

UHARGING 0P GAS RETOB'I'B.

nrmonxon nun name. 190a.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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H. J. TOOGOOD.

CHARGING 0F GAS RBTORTS.

APPLICATION FILED Amma, 1909.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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CHARGING 0F GAS RETOBTS.

urmonxon nun APR. 26, 1909.

944,004, Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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mnwwm OFFICE-'1 .HERBERT JOHN rrooeoop; or nnnimn, Enenannnssronon 'ro 303m nnmrs'rnn a SONS, LIMITED, OF ELLAND, ENGLAND.

' vornaments, or Gas-arrows.

To all whom may i Q Be it knownlthat I, HERBERT JOHN T00- of Gas Retorts't-and' The present invention relates previous application for patent Serial No.

4192,0552, filed April 24., 1909.

According to my present 4 pose to deliver the coal to the retorts from a traveling hopper, truck, conveyor or other appliance through a movable chute, which 1 chute enters for a certain distance'into the mouthpiece and the retort -:in'"cliargii'1'g.

Upon the retort being filled up to the point at which the coal therein reachesand sealsf the lower aperture of the chute, the flow of coal down the chute is thereby stopped-until" the chute is raised. Such raising of th'e'chut'e then cuts oil the supply of coal tothe-upper I aperture of the-chute, and the said chute on 30 being raised em ties itself into the retort,

completing the merge. v

Where the coal is fed at one:side of the retort as described in my said prior. specifi- 'cation,'the lower aperture of the chute during the charging operation maybe inclined at an angle to the axis-of the retort, and'the: said chute in risingdelivers over. that part of the vretortnot previously filled thesmall qgiantity of coal remainin inthe said chute, t ejcapacity of the said c ute. being such as to regulate this quantity according to requirements. By this means, an intermit-' tently charged retort is made to act as its own measure, that is to sayit cannot be overcharged or undercharged, the charge being'automatically adjusted to the capacity of the retort. The importance of this will be obvious, as it is well-known that a retort when fouled with a deposit of carbon will hold less coal by say two or'three cwts. than when in a clean condition, that is, for example, after being newly scraped or scurfed. Also. if the traveling hopper be charged from overhead bunkers, and the door of such a bunker remain open during r 1 apparatus for use in connection w th e n; ventlon described in the specificatlon of my invention I pro fore charging.

I, I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Deg, 21, 1909 ...App1ication 4iled April 28, 1809.. Serialflo. 492,294.

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can inay then' used to two 'retorts charged.

: In order ,thatzmy said invention may be tice; -Figure 1 invention. Fig. 2 .is=a diagram illustratm a straight'chute moving verticall 13 an" elevation taken at'righ-t ang es to that in FigLB, the coke hopper 23 being removed.

Reierring firstly to Fig; 1,-numb'er1 indicates the retort being charged, 2 the hopper which isprovided with w eels 3' traveling on mile 4, A curved chute aiscarried by an. arm 6-, engagingor secured to the boss of a: lever arm 7 linked to a'screw operated by theha'nd wheel 8 the said screw and arms .being supported by a bracket 9 on the hopper or 2. The top. of the chute 5 is bell mouthe provided on three sides with an enlarged funnel or fence lO,'the remaining side being adapted to receive coal from an opening (not seen in this figure) at the bottom of the hoper 2. By rotating the hand wheel 8, the ellcrank lever arm 7 is drawn to the left so as to raise the chute 5, which works against the fiat face of the hopper 2, into the position shown in dotted lines, the chute thereby closing the outlet of the hopper and cutting ofi' the supply of coal, while during such rising movement the small quantity of coal contained in the chute is distributed over the sloping bank of coal shown in the retort in such manner as to approximately level up the charge of coal to the top of the retort. A separate hopper is or may be employed to supply the small quantity of coke usually dropped into the bottom of the retort be- -11 indicates the continuous storage bunkers, 12 a bell-crank lever for actuatin a sliding bar 13, which, by suitable catches,

is a section-or diagram of a re- "tort bench on "which is" placed a traveling hopper having combined therewith an automatiomeasuring chute embodying my the charging-of one retorh' thehopper will befall ofeoal after'such chargin has been .charge the next succeeding retort, conseuently'it is onlynecessjaryto "open; one of 't e doors in the-storage bunker for every clearly understood, I 'liavehereunto annexed drawings illustrating" by way of example several modes of putting the -same in practhe operation of an inclined chute in place 0 the curved one-shown in Fig. "1; -Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation illustrating the use of or coke breeze, 16 a retort of the inner row, and 17 the ordinary or other hydrauhcmain with its appurtenances.

Instead of employlng a bell-crank lever to effect the lifting of the chute 5, any other 5 suitable means may be employed,- as for instance a worm and wheel, the arm 6 being connected to the boss of theworm wheel.

*In the modification shown in the diagram 1 :Fig. 2, an inclined chute 5, when m the position shown in full lines, receives coal from" the hopper 2 through the opening'18. Upon the retort being filled up to the mouth 19 of 4 the-chute 5, the descent of coal ceases; and

. 'upon;the chute 5 being drawn backinto the. 20 position shown in dotted lines, the said chute 'acts as a slide door to close the said opening 18, while the coal contained in the chutefalls into the retort and completes the charge. 5 5

'. '3; Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, the'trave'ling coal charging hopper 2 maybe supplied from] next butone, and so on alternatelyfi.

continuous coal storage bunkers 11 through slide doors'20 operated'by catches 21 on they".

- sliding bar 13', which bar can be reciprocated g by means of. the'bell-c'rank lever 12-on 'the 0 shaft orstud 22. EA separatecoke. hopper 23 which may similarly be supplied with coke.

- "from compartments 24" formed in the con-.

tinuous bunkers 11 for storing-coke or coke breeze is coupled. to the coal hopper 2. by

' the hook 25; or, if desired,- the two hoppers may be built as one or may always work independently. The two hoppers are suspended from .wheels 3 traveling on rails 4, and-for exact adjustment a chaindrive may 4 be operated from the hand wheel 26. The g strai ht chute 5 works in guides 27 onthe flat face of thehopper 2, and can be raised and lowered by operating the weighted hand lever 28; the'said chute is shown in full line at a a in Fig. 3 indicate the height at which dotted lines at b b the height thereof when receiving coke from the hopper 23 through the-outlet 29 of the latter. The same letters, a and b, in Fig. 4, refer to the dotted-lines showing the corresponding positions of the hand lever 28. The flange or web 30 on the chute engages the guides 27. The hopper 2 has an inclined extension 31 which meetsthe top of the chute 5 when in its lowest position, the coal being then free to pass down the inchute, but the oppositeside' of the chute is extended outward and upward as shown at 33, to a height approximately equal to that of the top of the opening 32, to prevent overflowing of the coal from the chute.

When commencing to charge the retort,

sufficient. quantity of coke to pass through the opening 29, down 17118111011118 33.1nto the f in its lowest position, while the-dotted lines cline 31 through the opening 32 into the the chute 5 is lowered from position a to p0 sition b, the back of the chute still closing the opening 32, the slide 34 is withdrawn by any suitable means, as by hand, allowing a chute, and so into the retort; the slide 34 lifted out of the retort re-closes the opening 32, and the coalcontained in the chute falls being. then closed, the chute is. lowered into a the position shown in -full lines and begins to "receive coal through the opening 32.v Upon the-retort being filled upto the-mouth fl9 of the chute 5, the coal ceases to descend the said chute; and the. chute .being then into the retort, completing the charge. ;The: f

space. between the chute 5 in'its raised posi-- tion and the retort mouth piece, can be sufficient to allow of the retort lid being closed before'moving-the traveling hopper 2. 1 The door 20 in the bunker 11 is then closed, and, assuming the hopper .2 to contain sulfici'ent coal for charging'the next succeeding retort,

another door-20 in the bunker need not beopened until'the hopper reaches the retort In Fig.4 the underside of thechutei's side; but this formation, thoughdesirable tice of the present invention.

'shown curved,- so as to direct the coal to one V for other reasons, is not essential to the. prac--' 9 5 "I By varying the length or downward move- I I ment'of the chute 5, I am enabled to fill the retort up to any predetermined point, that is either to the to of the retort, or short of the top, so that t e free space35 (Fig.4)

can be regulated in size as desired.

'Themethod of charging herein described, although especially advantageous in con- 7 nection with vertical retorts, may also be apforms of retorts.

I claim as my invntionF- 1. Means forcharging a gas retort to a r traveling hopper having an open discharging outlet which, when the said chute is lowered into an operative position, coincides Y lied to the charging of inclined or other with the said receiving aperture, and which 7 discharging outlet is adapted to be closed .by the-:said chute in its rising .movement for purposes described. p

3. The combination of a gas retort, a movable chute ada ted to enter and to be withthe said outlets-when raised to its highest drawn from-t 1e said retort, and two hopposition, for purposes described. 1

q as 3 pers each hopper having an open discharg- In testimon whereof I aifix my s gnature,

ing outlet, the said discharging outlets being in presence 0 two Witnesses.

at difierent heights, and the said chute being HERBERT JOHN 4 I I adapted to comlnnnicate when lowered into Witnesses: 2 an operative positlon with the said dischargi; ERNEST PRIESTLEY Nnwron,

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in outlets in succession and to close .JOSEPH LANCASTER FLEMMING. 

